John Achee is a member of the Bayou Corne community, which for more than a year has been under an evacuation order due to a sinkhole thought to have formed when Texas Brine drilled too close to the edge of a salt cavern, compromising the cavern wall.

One year after the discovery of the now nearly 24-acre Texas Brine Sinkhole in Bayou Corne, Louisiana, area residents gathered at the home of Grady and Carla Alleman to mark the occasion. Aside from local testimonials, speakers included General Russel Honoré, best known for commanding and coordinating military relief efforts during Hurricane Katrina, and Dr.